headed to Nairobi from Mombasa
before catching fire 3:30pm
Wednesday.
A bus belonging to long distance
transport services company,
Modern Coast, caught fire on
Wednesday, December 14 at
Kyulu area in Makueni County.
It is not yet clear what caused
the bus fire.
The bus, which had more than 40
passengers on board, was headed
to Nairobi from Mombasa before
catching fire 3:30pm Wednesday.
The passengers have since been
evacuated to safety.
Efforts by passers-by and Kyulu
area residents to put out the fire
were unsuccessful.
Modern Coast has released a
press statement about the
Wednesday afternoon incident,
saying a recovery bus has been
sent to Kyulu so that the
passengers can continue with
their journey.
"We would like to let you know
one of our buses has burnt down
en route Nairobi. It left
Mombasa at 8:30am. All
passengers were evacuated on
time and are safe. Recovery bus
(has been) sent. We apologise for
that. The cause of fire is not
known yet," said Modern Coast
management in a presser.
Kibwezi Sub-County OCPD,
Leonard Kimaiyo, said police were
headed to the scene as at time of
going to press.
